Join EVOLVE Advice and special guests for a series of live and on-demand webinars to support you in managing your educational visits. These webinars are a useful source of advice and practical ideas for EVCs, Visit Leaders, Business Managers, Heads of Co-curricular, Heads and School Governors. Our experienced advisers will share advice and guidance on key topics, providing case studies and practical considerations for your trips and visits. Ask questions and learn from other EVCs and visit leaders.
Places are limited so book early to reserve your place.
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EVOLVE support surgery (monthly)
Monthly live support sessions for EVOLVE users and approvers.
Each session will include a short tutorial to help users get to grips with an aspect of the EVOLVE system and the rest of the session is an informal support surgery where we’ll help you set up or sort out your system.
Ask an Adviser - advice drop-in (monthly)
Join our Director, Jake Wiid for our monthly Ask and Adviser drop-in sessions for EVCs, senior leaders and central Trust/Group/LA teams.
These are run on an ‘Ask Me Anything’ basis – bring your questions, or topics you want to know more about. Come as often as you like, for as long as you need.
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Join EVOLVE Advice and eduFOCUS for a free training session to show you how to get the most from the additional functionality unlocked by EVOLVE+. For existing EVOLVE+ users.
Monthly live support sessions for EVOLVE users and approvers. Each session will include a short tutorial to help users get to grips with an aspect of the EVOLVE system and the rest of the session is an informal support surgery where we’ll help you set up or sort out your system.
Risk assessment – it’s the bread and butter of educational visits but what it looks like varies from school to school and visit to visit, so how do you know you’re doing it right? We’ll share examples and models of good practice in risk assessment, with tips on how to apply it to your setting.
In this ‘20:1 Flash Focus’ online session for visits leaders, EVCs and Senior Leaders we’ll offer tips and advice on how to run a self-led adventurous visit.
In this ‘20:1 Flash Focus’ online session for Heads/SLT and EVCS, we’ll pick out the main points you need to review - and what to look for - when approving visits. The aim is to speed up the process for everyone so that your visits are approved and ready to go with minimal back and forth.
Monthly live support sessions for EVOLVE users and approvers. Each session will include a short tutorial to help users get to grips with an aspect of the EVOLVE system and the rest of the session is an informal support surgery where we’ll help you set up or sort out your system.
In this ‘20:1 Flash Focus’ online session for Heads/SLT and EVCS, we’ll offer advice on recruiting additional adults to support successful and high quality educational visits, and offer tips for effective briefing and delegation of roles on the day of visits.
In this ‘20:1 Flash Focus’ online session for visits leaders, EVCs and Senior Leaders we’ll introduce the STAGED approach and how to apply it to your educational visits planning.
Monthly live support sessions for EVOLVE users and approvers. Each session will include a short tutorial to help users get to grips with an aspect of the EVOLVE system and the rest of the session is an informal support surgery where we’ll help you set up or sort out your system.
Are you thinking of setting up forest school provision in your setting? In this webinar we’ll discuss the benefits of Forest School, the distinction between Forest School and other types of outdoor learning, and what you will need to deliver your own Forest School and outdoor learning sessions.
Advice on including adventurous activities in your educational visits. From planning to approvals and the visit itself, we’ll guide you through your responsibilities so you can confidently deliver safe and memorable adventures.
We’ll help you set up your Local Learning Area so you’re ready to go when opportunities arise. Join us to learn what constitutes a local learning area visit and how to plan for and record these visits.
Monthly live support sessions for EVOLVE users and approvers. Each session will include a short tutorial to help users get to grips with an aspect of the EVOLVE system and the rest of the session is an informal support surgery where we’ll help you set up or sort out your system.
A deep dive into visit scrutiny - who is responsible for checking what, what you need to see, and how you can create a smoother approvals chain.
In this interactive webinar for EVCs, teachers and school staff involved in managing educational visits, EVOLVE Advice’s Angela Willerton and Sarah Knight of The Allergy Team will answer questions on allergies and how to support children and young people with allergies when offsite on school trips and visits.
In this ‘20:1 Flash Focus’ online session for EVCS, EVOLVE Advice’s Helena Cresswell will clarify the difference between a venue and a provider, explain quality marks/awards, what to check about providers and where to look for ideas and reviews. Plus, top tips for completing provider forms and plenty of opportunity to ask questions.
In this webinar, Pharos Response – critical incident specialists – will explain how to manage communication during and after a serious incident on a school trip. They’ll offer practical advice and tips to inform your critical incident planning.
Join our Educational Visits Adviser for this ‘20:1 Flash Focus’ online session for new EVCS. Our adviser will be on hand to answer questions from New EVCs to help you build confidence in your new role. This is an informal session to help support new or inexperienced EVCs.
Join our adviser, H, for this practical webinar where we’ll outline the role and responsibilities of Educational Visits Coordinators (EVCs). We’ll share good practice and offer tips to help you with your planning and team management. We’ll signpost to available resources and there’ll be plenty of opportunity to ask questions.
In this interactive webinar for EVCs, teachers and school staff involved in managing educational visits, EVOLVE Advice’s Andy Smith will draw on his extensive experience of ski visits across the world to discuss the benefits and key elements of planning and executing a successful ski trip. There will be the opportunity for questions.
In this ‘20:1 Flash Focus’ online session we’ll demonstrate how to complete an Event Specific Plan for your visit. We will take you through the risk assessment process and how to effectively identify all aspects that the school is responsible for in relation to the specific visit and learners.
Join our adviser Helena for this practical webinar where we’ll outline the Visit Leader role and responsibilities, share good practice and offer top tips on running successful visits. We’ll signpost available resources and there will be plenty of opportunity to ask questions.
In this interactive webinar for EVCs and school staff involved in managing educational visits, EVOLVE Advice’s Angela Willerton will take you through the principles of effective risk assessment. We’ll discuss how to identify hazards and control measures and suggest tools and tips to help you embed good practice with your team.
Join our adviser Andy Smith for this practical webinar where we’ll outline the considerations you need to cover in your planning and risk management to effectively support students (and staff) with medical needs on educational visits.
Pharos Response specialises in supporting schools in times of crisis, including emergencies on educational visits. In this webinar, they’ll suggest practical steps you can implement to ensure you are better prepared in case of emergency.
In this ‘20:1 Flash Focus’ online session for Heads/SLT and EVCS, we’ll outline some of the benefits and pitfalls of mobile device use on educational visits and answer your questions.
In this ‘20:1 Flash Focus’ online session for Heads and EVCS, EVOLVE Advice’s Jake Wiid will share advice on what to look for when reviewing contracts or waivers, and what you should expect in the way of assurance from providers.
In this webinar, for EVCs and senior leaders in schools, we’re joined by Pharos Response, critical incident specialists. They’ll review common themes in school trip incidents and suggest practical steps to take to help reduce the risk.
Have you encountered resistance from parents/carers or challenging questions about risk, or value? In this webinar we’ll cover strategies for maximising uptake of educational visits, addressing parent/carer concerns and perceptions to help improve uptake of your educational visits.
In this ‘20:1 Flash Focus’ online session for Heads and EVCS, EVOLVE Advice’s Jake Wiid will address key concerns raised by parents and how to tackle them.
In this ‘20:1 Flash Focus’ online session for EVCS, EVOLVE Advice’s Angela Willerton will cover EVC responsibilities, good practice and top tips. We’ll point you towards available resources and there’ll be plenty of opportunity to ask questions.
Insights from research into the experiences of autistic pupils and educational visits. Guest speaker Andrew Hall will explore the barriers schools face and the strategies that make visits safe, inclusive, and successful. Expect clear, practical guidance that will help visit leaders and senior staff move beyond compliance to deliver genuinely inclusive practice.
In this interactive webinar for EVCs, teachers and school staff involved in managing educational visits, EVOLVE Advice’s Andy Smith and Sarah Knight of The Allergy Team will answer questions on allergies and how to support children and young people with allergies when offsite on school trips and visits.
In this ‘20:1 Flash Focus’ online session for Heads/SLT and EVCS, we’ll pick out the main points you need to review - and what to look for - when approving visits. The aim is to speed up the process for everyone so that your visits are approved and ready to go with minimal back and forth.
The first in a series of ‘20:1 Flash Focus’ online sessions for Heads/SLT and EVCS. In this online meeting we’ll pick out the main points you need to review - and what to look for - when approving visits. The aim is to speed up the process for everyone so that your visits are approved and ready to go with minimal back and forth.
Advice to help you fulfil your responsibilities around selecting and assessing suitable providers for your educational visits.
Join EVOLVE Advice and eduFOCUS for a free training session to show you how to get the most from the additional functionality unlocked by EVOLVE+. For existing EVOLVE+ users.
Find out how EVOLVE+ works and how it could supercharge your visit management. Free, no obligation demo for EVOLVE Lite users.
Be prepared for your overseas visits. Get the latest updates on travel requirements, and advice on working with tour operators and providers, managing groups, and supervision.
Advice on planning for and managing educational visits in changing environments. Includes advice on supervision, risk management, preventing incidents and managing emergencies.
A deep-dive into using your local learning area for educational visits. Learn how to set the area, what to consider, risk assessment considerations and how to use your local area effectively for learning.
Planning and risk management considerations to help prevent behaviour being a barrier to children accessing and enjoying educational visits.
Advice on supporting children and young people with their physical and mental health, SEND, allergies, medication on educational visits to support inclusion.
